Business phone system for caterers in Wyoming

How many caterers operate in Wyoming

Wyoming had 36 caterers in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 722320, Caterers). They employed 225 people in mid-March and reported $6,163,000 in annual payroll. That is the 46th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Caterers make up 0.15% of the 23,865 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Wyoming has 6.1 caterers, 57.6% above the national rate of 3.9. The average establishment has 6.3 employees against 11.2 nationally. Payroll per employee is $27,391, 11.3% below the U.S. figure of $30,873.

Caterers by metro area in Wyoming

Census published catering company counts for 5 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Wyoming. The largest is Jackson, WY-ID, with 12 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 44% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at caterers in Wyoming

61.1% of Wyoming's caterers with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 55.0% nationally. 75.0% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

Why the phone matters for caterers in Wyoming

Caterers book events through inquiry calls and then coordinate menus, headcounts and timing over many follow-ups. Fast responses to inquiries win events.

A few of the calls that come in to caterers in Wyoming:

• An office calls about a lunch meeting order.
• A client calls to update a headcount.
• A client calls about dietary restrictions.

When nobody can pick up

Evening inquiry calls are common for event catering.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 6-person catering company

Caterers in Wyoming average 6.3 employees, so the comparison uses a 6-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 6 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $180.00 a month and 6 on Ooma Office Pro cost $149.70. On Callata the same 6 people cost $119.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $732. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Wyoming

Wyoming has 1 geographic area code in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your clients know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for caterers in Wyoming

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in Wyoming, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.